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BREW-ANSIBLE-CVE-2023-5115 (GHSA-JPVW-P8PR-9G2X)

Vulnerability from osv_homebrew – Published: 2026-08-13 16:35 – Updated: 2026-09-10 18:51 – Source website
VLAI
Summary
Ansible symlink attack vulnerability
Details

An absolute path traversal attack exists in the Ansible automation platform. This flaw allows an attacker to craft a malicious Ansible role and make the victim execute the role. A symlink can be used to overwrite a file outside of the extraction path.

Severity
6.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
References
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  "modified": "2026-09-10T18:51:05Z",
  "published": "2026-08-13T16:35:22Z",
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